Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure
Board vs. Minnesota DFL: Briefing is now completed and oral argument was
held on September 16, 2003.Judge G.
Barry Anderson was replaced on the panel by Judge Gordon Shumaker.The panel closely questioned both parties,
and took the matter under advisement. We may expect a decision within 90 days of the argument, or by
mid-December.

Mayor Randy Kelly v. Campaign Finance &
Public Disclosure Board: On July 23, we were served with a petition for
writ of certiorari by the City of St. Paul, appealing the Board's determination
that Mayor Kelly had violated the gift ban by accepting roundtrip air
transportation and admission to a Minnesota Wild hockey game in Denver.The Court of Appeals denied Mayor Kelly's
motion for expedited handling of the appeal.The Court also denied the Board's motion to exclude a transcript of the
Board's executive session from the record on appeal.Mayor Kelly's brief was served on October 9.Our brief was served and filed on November
7.The Mayor's reply brief will be due
November 20.The Court will then set a
date for oral argument.

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, et
al. v. Kelley, et al. This is a First Amendment challenge to various
provisions of Chapter 10A, filed in United States District Court. Plaintiffs
served an amended complaint on November 15, 2002, and the State served its
Answer on December 4.Our brief in
support of the summary judgment cross-motions was filed on May 30, 2003.The motions were initially scheduled to be
heard on September 25, 2003, but were postponed until October 21 due to a death
in Mr. Bopp's family.The argument on
the motions was held on October 21st, but the court's ruling has not yet been
issued.

II.Enforcement Matters:

For the status
of other enforcement matters that have been referred to the Attorney General's
Office, please see the enclosed chart.The administrative subpoenas requested by the Board at its last
meeting have been served.